Tape measure housing

- Cooper Industries Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a tape measure housing showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view showing the winding handle in an open position.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D195733 July 1963 Kane
D347243 May 24, 1994 Thomas-Cote et al.
5319805 June 1994 Holcomb et al.
5477619 December 26, 1995 Kearns
5671543 September 30, 1997 Sears
Patent History
Patent number: D397950
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 14, 1997
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 1998
Assignee: Cooper Industries Inc. (Houston, TX)
Inventors: William Cecil Blackman (Raleigh, NC), Michael Joseph Bobay (Holly Springs, NC), Edgar Thomas Gilliam (Franklinton, NC), John Bradley Moody (Raleigh, NC)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Law Firm: Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/77,920
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: With Casing, I.e., Retractable Type (D10/72)
International Classification: 1004;